Ministry of Coal

For the Soviet ministry, see Ministry of Coal Industry.

Ministry of Coal
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Coal
Agency overview
Formed1973; 51 years ago (1973)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersMinistry of Coal,
Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi, India.
Annual budget₹192.32 crore (US$23 million) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS., Secretary
WebsiteOfficial website
Coal India Bhawan, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata at the night as viewed from the background.

The Ministry of Coal is an Indian government ministry headquartered in New Delhi.[2] The portfolio is held by Cabinet Minister G. Kishan Reddy.

The Ministry of Coal is charged with exploration of coal and lignite reserves in India, production, supply, distribution and price of coal through the government-owned corporation Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries,[3] and Neyveli Lignite Corporation.[4]

The Ministry of Coal also manages the Union Government's 49 percent equity participation in Singareni Collieries Company, a public sector undertaking that is a joint venture with Government of Telangana.[5] in which equity is held partly by the State Government of Telangana (51%) and the Government of India.[6]

  1. ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ^ "CIL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ^ "NLC". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
  5. ^ "SCCL". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Official Website Ministry of Coal(India)". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.